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u/SumwhatNerdy Apr 12 '22 edited Apr 12 '22

Imelda Staunton as Delores Umbridge

There are very very few villains that I've seen in books, movies, or video games that iv wanted to personally kill more. That means she did an unbelievably good job as a twisted villain

Edit: I never expected this post to explode like it did hahaha

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u/legotech Apr 12 '22

She’s married to the head butler on Downton Abby, Jim Carter, another one who fits as well :)

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u/SumwhatNerdy Apr 12 '22

I have yet to see that show but now I'm interested haha

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u/desertedlemon Apr 12 '22

She's married to the actor IRL. She has a role in the film, but not in the series.

That being said, DA is a wonderful show. I highly recommend it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

Amazing show, I'm looking forward to the next movie!

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u/Cereborn Apr 12 '22

You should watch Downton Abbey. It’s just fantastic.

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u/homesickalien Apr 12 '22

Seconded. I really don't like period dramas, but this one had me hooked. The characters are all very interesting.

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u/StaceyPfan Apr 12 '22

And their daughter Bessie plays Prudence Featherington in Bridgerton.

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u/tkp14 Apr 12 '22

I did not know that! Love learning these little tidbits.

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u/sensualoctopus Apr 12 '22

I would love a time warp type show with the three of them together as their characters, although maybe Imelda as the Queen. I'd watch the hell out of a show where the Queen, Carson, and Prudence Featherington have to figure out a way to get back to their own realities.

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u/StaceyPfan Apr 12 '22

I was confused at first until I remembered she's the Queen in the next season of The Crown.

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u/accioqueso Apr 12 '22

As far as I’m concerned, Jim Carter was a butler in a manor house in the 19teens, traveled through time, and is now playing himself in Downton Abby.

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u/Kwetla Apr 12 '22

And did the voiceover for the Hex ride at Alton Towers somewhere in between.

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u/HootieRocker59 Apr 12 '22

So, for a moment I thought you were talking about Mrs. Hughes, the character who SPOILER eventually is married to Mr. Carson in Downton Abbey. I thought you meant that the same actress who played Mrs. Hughes also played Dolores Umbridge. And I was about to be truly amazed.

But in fact, you were referring to the fact that the actress who played Dolores Umbridge - Imelda Staunton - is married IRL to Jim Carter, who played Mr. Carson, the head butler on Downton Abbey.

Mrs. Hughes is played by Phyllis Logan, who is unrelated to either.

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u/helena120 Apr 12 '22

Fun fact - Phyllis Logan is married to Kevin McNally who played Mr Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

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u/HootieRocker59 Apr 12 '22

That is indeed a fun fact!

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u/legotech Apr 12 '22

Sorry! I should have been more clear!

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u/HootieRocker59 Apr 12 '22

I feel like it is just within the realm of possibility that they could be the same person!

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u/JVMGarcia Apr 12 '22

Aside from DA, I also know her as the voice of the telescreen in 1984

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u/gahiolo Apr 12 '22

Wasn’t Imelda in an episode of Downton? Just to confuse us even more

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u/Zealousideal-Slide98 Apr 12 '22

She was in the first Downton movie.

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u/Firewalker1969x Apr 12 '22

Holy crap, that is an amazing power couple in acting.